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How a track ends up as a Northernsoul spin is often quite interesting with loads of stories that give that little bit of interest.

DAVID & THE GIANTS - TEN MILE HIGH is such a track, for a while it was rumored that it was a David Cassidy cover up but this was untrue. I personally love the track and it was certainly one of those that I cut my teeth on.

I heard a version of it yesterday that has an over dub? Of: 6 5 "3 main engines up and burning" 2 1 "And lift off", can any one throw any light on this? I have never heard this before and I am wondering if it is another version or if a fan has done it?

Super Love just doesn't do it for me but I know it is a fave of many, I even like Wigan's Ovation's version of Ten Miles High.

Apparently David and The Giants still perform together occasionally.

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Guest TONY ROUNCE

S'truth that's awful. I thought David was supposed to be David Huff?

That's right, he is David Huff. Or William David Huff to give him his full name. He doesn't sound even slightly like David Cassidy and I can't believe anyone would have been susceptible to the rumour that he was!

Still love both "Ten Miles High" and "Superlove", two of the best pop dancers of any era. And both recorded at FAME studios, too...

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There was also a rumor that David and the Giants where also Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels You Get Your Kicks?

I can't hear the connection as Mitch has a very distinct accent? Maybe its because they are both blue eyed soul from sixties Americana?

You Get Your Kicks is still a great record.

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Ten Miles High still remains an amazing record.

I'd love to hear an instrumental without the vocal and sound effects as the playing of the rhythm section is is pure dynamite: Jimmy Johnson, David Hood, Roger Hawkins etc. in full-on mode. At the time they were arguably the greatest soul musicians in the world.

While it is undeniably a pop record it is underpinned by some serious soul credentials.

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I think thats where the Osmonds rumour started, as David Huff was the producer of the Osmonds records

No he wasn't - Rick Hall produced One Bad Apple, Yo Yo and a few of the other early 70s 45s, then from Hold Her Tight and Crazy Horses onwards the group usually produced their own records with Michael Lloyd or Mike Curb.

David Huff never had anything to do with the Osmonds, unless he happened to meet them one day at FAME Studios

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Ten Miles High still remains an amazing record.

I'd love to hear an instrumental without the vocal and sound effects as the playing of the rhythm section is is pure dynamite: Jimmy Johnson, David Hood, Roger Hawkins etc. in full-on mode. At the time they were arguably the greatest soul musicians in the world.

While it is undeniably a pop record it is underpinned by some serious soul credentials.

We'd hoped to find the multitrack down at FAME on on of our previous visits, Gareth, but it was sent to Capitol in the 60s when they licensed the record and signed David and the Giants. Had we done so, you would have got your wish, no question!

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There was also a rumor that David and the Giants where also Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels You Get Your Kicks? [/font

I can't hear the connection as Mitch has a very distinct accent? Maybe its because they are both blue eyed soul from sixties Americana?

You Get Your Kicks is still a great record.

It certainly is Simon and Mitch will be performing it for the very first time to a UK audience at SoultripUSA Sunday, March 27

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Kev did you play "You Get Your Kicks" first at The Casino? If so what made you choose the record? It aint exactly soul but it is exactly Northernsoul if you know what I mean?

How did the dancey none soul records end up so engrained in our scene?

It must have been a right risk playing some of the blue eyed soul tracks that are a little "poppy" and I don't mean that in a derogatory way but what was the thought process??

Where you running out of sixties soul by black American artists or was it the sound of the era?

I'd love to pick your brains on this.

I think Ian was introducing a different flavor at The Mecca but a step away from sixties soul none the less?

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Simon,

You Get Your Kicks was played at the tail end of The Wheel.

David and the Giants both broken by Ian Levine at the Mecca in '74.

They were all sounds of the era.

Mitch's Kicks has certainly lasted longer the D&G.

I personally like Put Your Heart In It - Joey Dee which gets no plays at all but was huge in the Spring of 74.

All good memories.

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